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* Activated as 864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 8 August 1955 |
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: Re-designated 864th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 June 1962 |
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:: Re-designation revoked by Special Order, ADC, G-4, 15 October 1962 |
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: Discontinued on 1 August 1963 |
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* [[27th Air Division]], 8 August 1955 |
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* [[Los Angeles Air Force Station]], 1 October 1959 |
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* [[Phoenix Air Defense Sector]], 1 May 1961-1 August 1963 |
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* Yuma County Airport, Arizona, 8 August 1955 |
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: Re-designated [[Vincent AFB]], 1 September 1956 |
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: Re-designated Vincent AFS, 20 July 1962-1 August 1963 |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 15:03, 22 January 2011
| 864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
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 Emblem of the 864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
| Active | 1955-1963 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | General Radar Surveillance |
The 864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Phoenix Air Defense Sector, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Yuma Air Force Station, Arizona. It was inactivated on 1 August 1963.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Activated as 864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 8 August 1955
- Re-designated 864th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 June 1962
- Re-designation revoked by Special Order, ADC, G-4, 15 October 1962
- Discontinued on 1 August 1963
Assignments
- 27th Air Division, 8 August 1955
- Los Angeles Air Force Station, 1 October 1959
- Phoenix Air Defense Sector, 1 May 1961-1 August 1963
Stations
- Yuma County Airport, Arizona, 8 August 1955
- Re-designated Vincent AFB, 1 September 1956
- Re-designated Vincent AFS, 20 July 1962-1 August 1963
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
- Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
